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Connection 25
Connecting Video source devices
This section describes how to connect the projector to Video source devices using video
cables. Video cable connections are recommended for Video presentations.
You can connect your projector to various Video source devices that provide any one of the
following output sockets:
•DVI
•Component Video
•S-Video
•Video (composite)
The method you choose will most likely depend upon the availability of matching terminals
on both the projector and the Video source device as described below:
Best video quality
The best available video connection method is DVI. If your source device is equipped with a
DVI socket, based on the type of DVI connector you have, you can enjoy digital or high-end
analog video quality.
See "Connecting a DVI source device" on page 26 for how to connect the projector to a DVI
source device and other details.
If no DVI source is available, the next best video signal is Component Video (not to be
confused with composite Video). Digital TV tuners and DVD players output Component
Video natively, so if available on your devices, they should be your connection method of
choice in preference to S-Video or (composite) Video.
See "Connecting a Component Video source device" on page 27 for how to connect the
projector to a component video device.
Better video quality
The S-Video method provides a better quality analog video than standard composite Video.
If you have both composite Video and S-Video output terminals on your Video source
device, you should select to use the S-Video option.
See "Connecting an S-Video or a composite Video source device" on page 28 for how to
connect the projector to an S-Video device.
Least video quality
Composite Video is an analog video and will result in a perfectly acceptable, but less than
optimal result from your projector, being the least video quality of the available methods
described here.
See "Connecting an S-Video or a composite Video source device" on page 28 for how to
connect the projector to a composite Video device.